PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
In this role, you will work with BBC journalists to bring their first-class journalism to digital audiences by writing, editing, producing and signing-off text stories. You will work with a range of journalists in News, World Service, Current Affairs, Factual and elsewhere, across a spectrum of story types, from investigations to reportage, news stories to immersive features. The essence of the job is shaping, editing and producing high-profile text articles for promotion on the front page of the News website.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Digital Editing team is a small, highly productive and supportive team. You will join other senior journalists and be led by an assistant editor. Specialising in investigations, we take pride in bringing some of the best BBC journalism to the top slots of the News website. The stories we work on are read by millions of people and often have real-world impact. The team helps correspondents and reporters tell their stories in the best way possible for a digital audience - whether that be drawing-out sharp, impactful news lines, or guiding readers through a complicated subject with the help of a personal case study. We work a hybrid pattern across the week Monday to Friday, sometimes working late or at weekends when deadlines demand.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
* Liaise with correspondents from the moment of commissioning - steering the structure, narrative and news lines of exclusive investigations, in text
* Intensive editing of stories, often working through multiple drafts, to ensure writers stay on brief and to the agreed length, while feeding back to stakeholders and absorbing their views
* Ensure finished articles are tightly and clearly written, slickly produced and compellingly sold through sharp headlines and push alerts
* Assist busy reporting teams and, on occasion, write articles from scratch
* Source relevant information graphics and illustrative images, working closely with the picture desk and design team - as well as legal and Editorial Policy, and the Social and Growth teams
* Follow commissions to conclusion, which on occasion, will mean working late or at weekends, incorporating last-minute edits as stories approach deadline
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE - KEY CRITERIA
* Significant experience as a digital platforms text journalist - with a proven track record of covering the UK and international news agenda
* Excellent editorial judgement and experience of commissioning and shaping complex text narratives, as news stories or features
* Razor-sharp text editing skills, particularly around investigations and long-form commissions, and the ability to reorder and rewrite copy quickly and collaboratively
* Deep appreciation of the significance of text as a medium and, with a view to this, experience of robustly challenging teams on editorial matters
* Experience of using high quality digital production including video, stills and graphics, in storytelling
* Track record of writing compelling headlines and pushes for complex and often sensitive stories
* Ability to juggle multiple projects and work flexibly when deadlines move or stories change
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
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Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
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Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
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